Ireland vs Spain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index

Ireland
1.06 GPI
in 2018
Spain
1.06 GPI
in 2018
Ireland rank
59th
Spain rank
61st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time

  • Ireland
  • Spain
00.250.50.751197119942018

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.06 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Spain, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 59th and Spain ranks 61st of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 1 GPI 0.9286 GPI 0.0752 GPI Ireland
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.005 GPI Ireland
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.06 GPI 0.0234 GPI Spain
2000s 1.04 GPI 1.07 GPI 0.0292 GPI Spain
2010s 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0344 GPI Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, Ireland or Spain?
Ireland, at 1.06 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Ireland and Spain?
0 GPI, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Ireland ranks 59th and Spain ranks 61st of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.